The 9th Annual Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) announced this year’s juried and audience award winners. The Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature went to Lucky Grandma and for Best Documentary Feature went to The Remix: Hip Hop in Fashion.
Come As You Are (2019)
Inspired by a true story, three young men with disabilities (Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, Ravi Patel—Ravi of TCFF 2014’s Meet the Patels fame) abscond from their overbearing and overprotective families to embark on a road trip to a brothel in Montreal that caters to people with special needs. Joining the trip is Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) as their nurse driver, who enables them to get a much needed taste of independence as their adventure takes some hilarious and poignant turns. A crowdpleasing buddy caper with lots of heart, this wonderfully compassionate dramedy travels refreshing new ground reminding us of the love we all need to get by.
Directed by Richard Wong
Starring Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, Ravi Patel
Genre(s) Comedy Film
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28th Philadelphia Film Festival Winners – KNIVES OUT and COME AS YOU ARE Tie to Win Audience Award
Knives Out, written and directed by Rian Johnson, and starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Colette, Katherine Langford and Christopher Plummer Knives Out, the star-studded whodunit from director Rian Johnson and Come As You Are Richard Wong’s reimagining of the classic buddy road trip comedy tied to win the coveted Audience Award at the 28th Philadelphia Film Festival.
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JUST MERCY to Open 9th Napa Valley Film Festival. See Full Lineup.
JUST MERCY Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx The Napa Valley Film Festival returns this fall with its five-day festival showcasing the year’s best new independent films from November 13 to 17, 2019.
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JUST MERCY and KNIVES OUT Bookend 28th Philadelphia Film Festival Lineup
JUST MERCY Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx Destin Daniel Cretton’s JUST MERCY will open the 28th Philadelphia Film Festival on October 17. This heartrending and inspirational film tells the story of author and social justice activist, Bryan Stevenson, played by acclaimed actor Michael B. Jordan of FRUITVALE STATION, CREED, and BLACK PANTHER fame. Additional Opening Night titles include PARASITE, opening Masters of Cinema; CUNNINGHAM, opening Spotlights; COME AS YOU ARE, opening Made in the USA; BIKRAM: YOGI, GURU, opening Non/Fiction; and THE LODGE opening After Hours.
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Traverse City Film Festival Releases 2019 Lineup, BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON, Kathy Griffin
Jillian Bell appears in BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON by Paul Downs Colaizzo | photo by Jon Pack. Traverse City Film Festival released the 2019 program marking the 15th Anniversary Year with a “Cinema Saves The World” theme, and featuring over 200 films and events. The Festival opens with BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON; AFTER THE WEDDING as Centerpiece; and closes with BLINDED BY THE LIGHT.
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SXSW Film Festival Announces 2019 Feature Films and Episodic Premieres Lineup
Why Can’t I Be Me? Around You South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals announced the features and episodic premieres lineup for the 26th edition of the Film Festival, running March 8-17, 2019 in Austin, Texas.